Throughout the week, a delivery driver heads up to Linnton to drop off sacks of potatoes, which we used for both our mashed potatoes and French fries.

For the latter, it would be easy to simply order them frozen. All you do is just drop them in the fryer and vóila.

But we’d rather hand cut those fries. Sure, it’s more labor-intensive—they need to be boiled and then fried twice to make sure they’re crispy enough for serving—but we think the old method of making them is the best way of making them.